The administration of
these regulations is vested in the city superintendent. It is the
responsibility of the city superintendent to review all requests for flood
plain development permits and to enforce the regulations in this section. Each
permit request shall be reviewed in consideration of the following:

(A)Review all development permits to assure that
sites are reasonably safe from flooding and that the permit requirements of
this article have been satisfied.

(B)Review permits for proposed development to
assure that all necessary permits have been obtained from those federal, state
or local governmental agencies from which prior approval is required.

(C)Notify adjacent communities and appropriate
state agencies prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and
shall submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Emergency Management
Agency.

(D)Assure that maintenance is provided within the
altered or relocated portion of the watercourse so that the flood carrying
capacity is not diminished.

(E)Verify, record and maintain record of the
actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of the lowest floor (including
basement) of all new or substantially improved structures.

(F)Verify, record and maintain record of the
actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) to which the new or
substantially improved structures have been flood-proofed.

(G)When flood-proofing is utilized for a
particular structure the city superintendent shall be presented certification
from a registered professional engineer or architect.